The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) is the latest major event to be cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19. Host Lindsay will get the chance to welcome plowing […] Read more
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Ontario’s plowing match latest COVID-19 casualty
The International Plowing Match will be held next in Lindsay in 2021
U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn fall
Wheat firms on crop concerns; Russia cuts crop outlook
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures sank 1.4 per cent to a two-week low on Thursday, pressured by concerns about falling export demand from the world’s top soy importer […] Read more
Early planted corn emerging, soybean planting continues
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for May 21
Temperatures over the past week have been significantly warmer than the week prior. Most of the province saw rain over the long weekend. In many areas this was welcome news, […] Read more
Waiting on cold corn
There’s optimism for early-planted corn, despite its long time in the ground
Corn planted early this spring saw some chilly spells while still in the ground, but OMAFRA corn specialist Ben Rosser says that although a bit behind, it will still make […] Read more
CBOT weekly outlook: Ag commodities steady
Slack demand for biofuel has dragged on corn
MarketsFarm — Crop commodity values on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) have largely stabilized as COVID-19 restrictions are relaxed in several U.S. states. “We’ve been playing this virus for […] Read more
U.S. grains: Wheat rallies on Black Sea dryness
Corn eases after three days' gains, soybeans climb
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat futures gained on Wednesday as dryness in Russia and a weak crop outlook on the U.S. Plains lifted the market. Soybeans lifted as the […] Read more
USDA sets coronavirus aid payments for corn, soy, wheat
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farmers that grow crops including corn and soybeans will receive coronavirus assistance payments based on either half of their 2019 production or the supplies they […] Read more
U.S. grains: Soy slips as traders await China deals
CBOT corn, wheat futures rise
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dipped on Tuesday, pressured by a fast pace of planting and slowing export deals to China after a string of […] Read more
More U.S.-China trade spats could hit crop prices
North American crop planting is ahead of normal
We estimate that Ontario farmers will have planted 50 per cent of their corn and 10 per cent of their soybeans by May 10. The crop planting pace is in […] Read more
Net short position reduced in canola
MarketsFarm — Rising futures prices saw speculators exiting short positions in canola and adding to a growing net long in soybeans, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report […] Read more
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